After tough loss, FSU must refocus for ACC title game

12:19 AM,
Nov. 26, 2012

Senior quarterback EJ Manuel looks for an open receiver in the second half of Saturday's loss to rival Florida. Manuel and the Seminoles will have to bounce back quickly for Saturday's ACC championship game. mike ewen/democrat

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It might not have had the celebratory tone of some conference championship game press conferences, but Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson made the best of a delicate situation Sunday afternoon.

Fisher's Seminoles, who advanced to the ACC Championship Game by rolling to a 7-1 record in the Atlantic Division, will be coming off of a 37-26 loss at home to archrival Florida. And Johnson's Yellow Jackets, who were slammed Saturday by rival Georgia, 42-10, only won the Coastal because Miami imposed a postseason ban on itself, while awaiting sanctions from the NCAA.